Open AccessGastrointestinal stromal tumors and shock
Author(s) -
Karim Ibn Majdoub Hassani,
Fatim Zahra Zahid,
Abdelmalek Ousadden,
Khalid Mazaz,
Khalid Ait Taleb
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.55344
Subject(s) - gist , gastrointestinal tract , medicine , shock (circulatory) , stromal tumor , stromal cell , gastrointestinal bleeding , mesenchymal stem cell , gastroenterology , pathology
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Clinically, they are associated with nonspecific symptoms, but some patients can present gastrointestinal bleeding with shock. We report two cases of GIST of the small bowel, revelated by hemorrhagic shock secondary to acute bleeding, succesfully treated by emergency surgery.